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On April 24, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is maximizing disaster assistance support for producers by issuing a second Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) payment to eligible producers who have approved program applications for losses due to natural disasters in calendar…

By Ben Tindall, in the Washington State Standard As the 2026 Washington state legislative session came to a close, there was at least one thing worth noting: some of the worst anti-farm ideas introduced this year did not make it across the finish line. That is the good news. The bad…

From the Capital Press The National Weather Service’s seasonal outlook predicts the Northwest will be hotter and drier than normal for the next three months and probably for the rest of the year. The outlook, released April 16 by the weather service’s Climate Prediction Service, offers no hope that drought…

According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, there were 6.3 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington last week. Washington crop condition Winter wheat: 1% very poor 1% poor 6% fair 67% good 25% excellent Washington crop progress: Winter wheat headed: 2% this week 1% last week 0% last year 0%…

By Dr. Xianming ChenUSDA-ARS Since the last update on March 19, stripe rust of wheat has been developing fast in the Pacific Northwest, and many winter wheat fields have been applied with fungicides at the herbicide timing. We have been planting spring cereal nurseries and collecting stripe rust data from winter…

According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, there were 5.4 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington last week. Washington crop condition Winter wheat: 1% very poor 1% poor 6% fair 67% good 25% excellent Washington crop progress: Winter wheat headed: 1% this week 0% last week 0% last year 0%…

According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, there were 5.4 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington last week. Washington crop condition Winter wheat: 1% very poor 1% poor 6% fair 67% good 25% excellent Washington crop progress: Winter wheat headed: 1% this week 0% last week 0% last year 0%…

From the Capital Press Decision makers in South America’s salmon and shrimp feed industries took an up-close look at growing soft white wheat in Eastern Washington this week. It was U.S. Wheat Associates’ first aquaculture trade team from South America. From Spokane, the team went on to tour hard wheat production…

From the Capital Press Decision makers in South America’s salmon and shrimp feed industries took an up-close look at growing soft white wheat in Eastern Washington this week. It was U.S. Wheat Associates’ first aquaculture trade team from South America. From Spokane, the team went on to tour hard wheat production…

By Diana Carlen WAWG Lobbyist Gov. Ferguson wrapped up bill action and signed the Operating Supplemental Budget, Transportation Supplemental Budget and the Capital Supplemental Budget into law the first week of April. All budgets were signed with partial vetoes. The Operating Supplemental Budget (SB 5998) included the following notable vetoes:…